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Authors: Vladimir Estivill-Castro and Rene Hexel

Affiliation: Griffith University, Australia

Keyword(s): Applications and Software Development, Model-based Testing and Validation, Model Execution and Simulation, Executable UML.

Related Ontology Subjects/Areas/Topics: Applications and Software Development ; Executable UML ; Methodologies, Processes and Platforms ; Model Execution and Simulation ; Model Transformation ; Model Transformations and Generative Approaches ; Model-Based Testing and Validation ; Model-Driven Software Development ; Models ; Paradigm Trends ; Software Engineering

Abstract: We propose a contrasting approach to the main stream direction that UML and {\tt STATEMATE} have recently taken when using finite-state machines (FSMs) to model behaviour. That is, rather than the event-driven model that is currently dominant, we suggest to adopt a model of time, a synchronous model. We do support concurrency in our arrangements of FSMs but eliminate the sources of unpredictable threads of execution. Currently, such capacity of the dominant semantics actually results in the need to create many language constructs to regulate threads that, in many cases, even result in imprecise semantics, hampering their use for model-driven development (MDD). By allowing transitions to only be labeled by statements of logic and by executing the machines with an offline schedule, we obtain a simpler language, with less burden for the developer. This creates far reaching potential for accompanying tools, such as integrated development environments, simulators, and even formal verifica tion through model-checking. Model-checking is of particular importance as MDD becomes ubiquitous. Model-checking is possible for our FSMs as we do not need to consider all possible combinations of progress of each of the many threads that the event-driven alternative requires. (More)

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Estivill-Castro, V. and Hexel, R. (2013). Arrangements of Finite-state Machines - Semantics, Simulation, and Model Checking. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development - MODELSWARD; ISBN 978-989-8565-42-6; ISSN 2184-4348, SciTePress, pages 182-189. DOI: 10.5220/0004317101820189

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JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development - MODELSWARD
TI - Arrangements of Finite-state Machines - Semantics, Simulation, and Model Checking
SN - 978-989-8565-42-6
IS - 2184-4348
AU - Estivill-Castro, V.
AU - Hexel, R.
PY - 2013
SP - 182
EP - 189
DO - 10.5220/0004317101820189
PB - SciTePress